The federal government has opened an inquiry into the crash-landing of an Overland plane carrying 59 passengers and 4 crew members.
The incident, which occurred Saturday at 4.45pm, had no casualty recorded.
A statement by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, said Overland flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft with Registration number 5N-BPG from Abuja airport to Ilorin, veered off the runway at low speed after a normal landing at the Ilorin Airport.
It said the agency along with the Accident and Prevention Bureau has begun an investigation into the cause of the incident.
“The authority wishes to use this medium to reassure Nigerians that safety of the traveling public is still paramount and cannot be compromised”, the statement added.
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